I have been using Red Max oil for my two cycle oil. I thought I saw a post where oils were talked about. Is there one better than the other? I have been told that Red Max is a good oil.

Thanks!

wandfsmall

07-30-2011, 05:27 PM

I have been using Red Max oil for my two cycle oil. I thought I saw a post where oils were talked about. Is there one better than the other? I have been told that Red Max is a good oil.

Thanks!

the redmax is FD rated and a good oil. You will find a lot of opinions on what the best oil is but for the most part just pick a good one and stick to it and you will have fewer problems. I find if you get a procedure for mixing 2cycle oil your equipment seems to run better.

Hedgemaster

07-30-2011, 10:53 PM

the redmax is FD rated and a good oil. You will find a lot of opinions on what the best oil is but for the most part just pick a good one and stick to it and you will have fewer problems. I find if you get a procedure for mixing 2cycle oil your equipment seems to run better.

A guy I know who works at a dealer suggested I stick with it based on his personal experience at the shop.
I have an Echo handheld blower and I use the same fuel mix in it. Hope it's not picky because I'm not carrying two cans of gas around.

Shark1611

08-01-2011, 08:25 AM

Thanks guys. Looks like I will continue to use the Redmax. Just wanted to know if there was something better. The Redmax has been doing good.

Hedgemaster

08-01-2011, 05:23 PM

I had to laugh... I just came home after stopping for gas for my trimmer.

A guy I know who works at a dealer suggested I stick with it based on his personal experience at the shop.
I have an Echo handheld blower and I use the same fuel mix in it. Hope it's not picky because I'm not carrying two cans of gas around.

any good synthetic oil that is fd rated will work, I just find that the equipment runs better if you do not constantly change the oil mix. I have not scientific proof of this just observation of lots of customers and and equipment.

wandfsmall

08-02-2011, 07:30 AM

I had to laugh... I just came home after stopping for gas for my trimmer.

"Find pointy object first" was the first thing I thought of! LOL

I used my key.

Glad I could help you with your process :D

mblack14

08-08-2011, 06:26 PM

I had to laugh... I just came home after stopping for gas for my trimmer.

"Find pointy object first" was the first thing I thought of! LOL

I used my key.

You broken your routine!! it's going to blow up on you now...

BTW I use Beaoil but it's $10 bucks for a pint 16 fl.oz (it says intended for racing engines only) But I race to get the yard done!!!

jymie

08-08-2011, 08:45 PM

I use Opti-2 (http://www.opti2-4.com/html/opti-2.html). It is smokeless and will keep the carburetor clean. I was using the echo blend but the carbs kept getting dirty and needed to be cleaned. This stuff has eliminated that.

wandfsmall

08-09-2011, 07:33 AM

I use Opti-2 (http://www.opti2-4.com/html/opti-2.html). It is smokeless and will keep the carburetor clean. I was using the echo blend but the carbs kept getting dirty and needed to be cleaned. This stuff has eliminated that.

just be careful with shaking your gas cans as opti can separate from your gas and ruin your engines. I have seen it happen, that is why I am not a fan of the 100:1 mixes I would rather stay within what the engine was designed for.

Shark1611

08-15-2011, 09:54 PM

just be careful with shaking your gas cans as opti can separate from your gas and ruin your engines. I have seen it happen, that is why I am not a fan of the 100:1 mixes I would rather stay within what the engine was designed for.

I have had a number of people tell me this is a good oil. Guess I will try it next time a run out.